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A REMEMBRANCE of GERALDINE KAYE
A REMEMBRANCE of GERALDINE KAYE It is with great sadness that we report that Gerry Kaye, our former Assistant Treasurer/Membership…
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Town Meetings in the Northwest Precinct of Cambridge, 1736-1795
One of the earliest and purest forms of Democracy in the United States took place at “town meetings”- a practice…
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Moxie: “It’s a drink for those who are at all particular”
It’s the official soft drink of Maine, but Moxie has Arlington connections. Moxie’s originator, Dr. Augustin Thompson (1835-1903), came from…
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Commemorative Plates
Ceramic objects in the AHS collection span centuries while telling local stories. Of these ceramics, several plates uniquely celebrate and…
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Ballad of the War of 1812
On Tuesday, April 24, 1917, Nina Winn wrote about attending a Historical Society event in which “Aunt Sue read a…
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Social Media in the Age of Newspapers
In the age of social media it is easy to believe that we get caught up in the social tidbits…
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A Kitchen with a Polka Dot Ceiling
A Kitchen with a Polka Dot Ceiling Visitors to the Jason Russell House often…
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My Experience as a Tour Guide at the Jason Russell House
This is a guest post from Colleen Cunningham, one of our most experienced tour guides at the Jason Russell House. …
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Tornadoes In Arlington
On Tuesday, June 24, 2015 Arlington residents were under a tornado watch until 11 p.m. Luckily the time passed without…
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